Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 06:15PM 
SVRRLX The National Weather Service in Charleston West Virginia has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Meigs County in southeastern Ohio... Southern Perry County in southeastern Ohio... Northern Jackson County in southeastern Ohio... Vinton County in southeastern Ohio... Western Athens County in southeastern Ohio...
* Until 615 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 8 miles southwest of Lancaster to near Kingston to North Folk Village, moving southeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include... Athens, Wellston, Nelsonville, Glouster, Mcarthur, Albany, Shawnee, Lake Hope State Park, Chauncey, Hamden, New Straitsville, Corning, Buchtel, Jacksonville, Coalton, Trimble, Zaleski, Hemlock, Creola, and Eagle Mills.
* AFFECTED AREAS: ATHENS, OH ... JACKSON, OH ... MEIGS, OH ... PERRY, OH ... VINTON, OH
Instructions:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Address/Location
City of Athens, Ohio
Athens City Bldg
Athens, OH 45701
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 740-594-2900
TEXT-A-TIP - Text TIP CITYNEWS followed by your message, to 888777
Alert Details
- Severity:
- Severe - Significant threat to life or property
- Urgency:
- Immediate - Responsive action SHOULD be taken immediately
- Certainty:
- Observed - Determined to have occurred or to be ongoing
- Category:
- Meteorological (inc. flood)
- Event:
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
